Fishing Chubb Lake in Porter County, Indiana

• Overview

  You will find Chubb Lake in Porter County, Indiana. Height above sea level is 630 feet. It runs to roughly 27 acres — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. You are 1 mile from Chesterton. It is 35 miles to Chicago, the nearest city. Rules can differ a short way off, since the county line is near.

• Where to Fish on Chubb Lake

  We hold no depth figure for this one. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Porter County records list gizzard shad, common carp, alewife, rainbow trout and goldfish among the fish reported. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. The shape of Chubb Lake decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is 23°F to 73°F. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. The lid usually goes in mid March, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. Climate averages put the opening at about mid March and the closing near late December. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. At Chubb Lake the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. There is recorded parking some half a mile off. Facilities run to toilets half a mile from the water. Keith Richard Walner Nature Preserve takes in this water; protected-area rules will apply. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. If the gate is shut, Morgan Lake at 1.1 miles is the nearest alternative. Confirm access to Chubb Lake locally before you travel.